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Auditor General finds Lands & Forestry and Health Departments slow to enact changes

May 12, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson

All governments are doing a wonderful job at everything, according to all governments. For a more objective assessment of performance, citizens depend on the work of the Auditor General. The “exit” report of an Auditor General — one who’s spent six years researching promises kept and promises broken by government — is of special interest....

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Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Auditor General Michael Pickup, Critical Infrastructure Resiliency, daycare, Department of Community Services (DCS), Department of Health and Wellness (DHW), Department of Lands and Forestry (DLF), First nations, Gambling Support Network, homecare, Homes for Special Care, Lahey Report on Forestry, Licensed Child Care, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Office of Aboriginal Affairs, School Capital Planning, Species at Risk

Hospitals empty beds before wave of COVID-19 admissions

April 2, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson 1 Comment

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The arrival of COVID-19 has increased the pressure on the Department of Health, the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), and the Department of Community Services to empty out long-stay patients to make room for an expected surge of hospitalizations. Two dozen new cases a day […]

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BREAKING: Judge sets aside decision to deport Abdoul Abdi

July 16, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

A federal court judge has set aside a Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) decision to deport Abdoul Abdi. Federal Court Justice Ann Marie McDonald issued her ruling late in the day on Friday. It is the second time CBSA has been frustrated in its efforts to deport Abdi, but CBSA could conceivably try yet a third […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Abdoul Abdi, Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), Department of Community Services (DCS), Justice Ann Marie McDonald

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Keonté Beals. Photo: Keke Beatz

Episode #21 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

The young R&B artist Keonté Beals — Tara’s former NSCC student, by the way — started out singing in church in North Preston and performing popular covers before digging into who he is an artist. On his debut album KING, he sings about love, loyalty, and authenticity. He zooms in for a chat about its creation, his children’s book, and how not even a pandemic can keep him down.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

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Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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